BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 30 September 1926, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

| Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.] MARSHALL TRAGEDY. LONDON, Sept. 28. The inquest on.the Marshall's (found dead in a burning motor ear) resulted in a verdict of murder and suicide. A chemist gave evidence that the deceased Marshal], on the morning of the tragedy, bought an ounce of prussic acid, declaring that he wanted to ki.l a dog. Hits of the poison bottle were found ill, the burnt cai. The coroner pointed out that Marshall’s financial affairs were very involved, and this might have caused his mind to give way. Apparently .Mi.irshali shot his wife and poured petrol over her, and then over the inside of the car. He next applied a light and then swallowed the prussic acid. EX-TvAISEIt’S FALL. LONDON, Sept. 28. The Daily Chronicle’s special correspondent at Amsterdam states; “The ex-Kaiser recently had a bitter experience of having a beloved manuscript of his returned with thanks. Every Sunday his household at Doom assembles in the private chapel, -and the exKaiser preaches feeling sermons worthy of a more numerous flock. These were collected in a volume, and an agent then offered them to many American publishers, but they were rejected without an offer everywhere. Germany was next tried, but even the ex-Kuis-cr’s Berlin publishers replied that there was nothing doing. In the meantime, a second manuscript, namely the first volume of the ex-Kaiser’s autobiography, after much offering, found a publisher in America, but at •a humiliating price. The ex-Kaiser received a quarter of a million dollars for an earlier post-war volume, but the American syndicate -which bought it lost money on it, and would not look at the autobiography. Eventually, an offer of £12.000 was accepted, this sum being tbe equivalent of four days’ salary for the ex-Kaiser as the “AllHighest.” ITALY AND BRITAIN. ROME, Sept. 29. The meeting between Sir Austen Chamberlain and Signor MusSolini is expected very shortly. Sir Austen Chamberlain will probably,, ’feavc ’licl private yacht, in which he/is now holidaying, and will embarlj. on an Italian ship, where he will be/ greeted by Signor Mussolini without either secretaries of any pre-arranged agenda. LEGACY RENOUNCED. l/)ND<j>N. Sepst, 28. The Evening Standard announces that Mrs Jarrot, whfo is herself comparatively rich, hnf> renounced her claim to any legacy fjrom the late Duke or Orleans. On leaT/ning that the estate is smaller than : was anticipated, she has made this decision, out- of consideration for .the oilV r legatees, only stipulating that collection of big game trophies shall be maintained. I Queen Amelie, of Portugal, the iesiduary legatee;, has expressed her deep appreciation of Mrs parrot’s ityRHONE DISASTER. G EWEVA, Sept. 28! The Rhone disaster was due to a glacier pocket-* bursting a week ago. The debris .'om this blocked up the ordinary h#l of the rivpr Rhone Though this disaster is one of the greatest in the history of Switzerland, there apparently has not been one life " ! tunnel railway route be re-opened for many